Chapter 132: The Mating Ceremony Fiasco
(Damien's POV)
I subconsciously stepped forward and shielded Elara behind me. My eyes fixed on the intruders with a hesitant expression.
"Elara, they are..."
"We are Elara's parents, and this is her younger brother!" the woman announced loudly in her thick regional accent.
Her voice carried across the entire hall. Every guest turned to stare at the plainly dressed family.
The man beside her sized me up with calculating eyes that gleamed with greed. "So you're the Alpha who wants to mate with our Elara?"
Behind me, Elara's body trembled violently. Her face had turned completely white.
"Father, Mother, please," she whispered desperately. "Wait downstairs in the hotel lobby. We can talk after—"
"After what?" Mora Vance cut her off hars
